ADVANTAGE TRANSFER
TRANSFER ADVANTAGE OFFICE HOURS
STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
THURSDAY
ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS
ADMISSIONS
THURSDAY 8/22
8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
B.D. OWENS LIBRARY
BEARCAT ID OFFICE/RESIDENTIAL
BEARCAT SHOP
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
THURSDAY 8/22
LAPTOP PICKUP
STUDENT ACCOUNT SERVICES
TEXTBOOK PICKUP
During the next few days, you will connect with other new Bearcats, become acclimated to campus and have some fun!
Your planner includes optional events scheduled just for you!
Transfer Advantage Checklist:
☐ Visit the Bearcat ID Office to take your Bearcat Card photo, if you haven’t already.
☐ Verify your enrollment in CatPAWS between Aug. 15 - 26.
☐ Pick up your textbooks at The Station. Be sure to verify your enrollment in CatPAWS first and take your Bearcat Card with you. If you pick up your books on Thursday, you will need to walk to The Station to avoid Move-In Day traffic.
☐ Complete your parking permit registration in CatPAWS if you plan to have a vehicle on campus. Then, pick up your parking permit at Student Account Services. You will need to know the make, model and license plate information of the vehicle you are using while on campus. Be sure to take your Bearcat Card!
☐ Sign the Laptop Agreement in CatPAWS, then pick up your laptop. Be sure to take your Bearcat Card!
☐ Start using your meal membership. Your membership is active beginning Thursday, Aug. 22.
☐ Check your Northwest email account daily.
☐ Have fun and meet other new Bearcats!
ADVISING AND SCHEDULE CHANGES ADVISING AND SCHEDULE CHANGES
The transfer advisement team is available to help you throughout the year if you need assistance. They will continue to email you during Transfer Advantage and throughout the semester.
Your faculty advisor, once they’ve been assigned, will be listed at the top of your Degree Audit and will be your main academic resource.
NOT YET ENROLLED?
Transfer students who have not yet enrolled, plan to attend:
Walk-in Registration
Friday, August 23 1 - 2:30 P.M.
Student Success Center |2nd floor B.D. Owens Library
TRANSFER ADVANTAGE ADVISEMENT HOURS:
Feel free to stop by and say hello, ask questions or make schedule changes.
Student Success Center |2nd floor B.D. Owens Library
THURSDAY: 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
FRIDAY: 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
SATURDAY: 11 A.M. - 4 P.M.
SUNDAY: 12 P.M. - 5 P.M.
or set up an appointment by emailing TRANSFER@NWMISSOURI.EDU
Northwest provides many ways for you to get involved! Want to know how? Navigate to the Bearcat Student Involvement portal and browse through the many student organizations.
LOCATION KEY
Ballroom
Bearcat Commons
Boardroom
Tower View
Student Union, third floor
Student Union, first floor
Student Union, third floor
Student Union, third floor
Map of campus in the back of the planner or online at nwmissouri.edu/map
THURSDAY, AUG. 22
6 - 8 P.M.
RES HALL ORIENTATION
In your Residence Hall
Each year, Northwest plants a tree dedicated to the incoming class. This year, the incoming class of 2024 tree, a Patriot Elm, is located near the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Stop by today to take a photo with your class tree, and be sure to visit again on graduation day!
After you get settled, walk to pick up your laptop and textbooks between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Be sure to take your Bearcat Card with you!
FRIDAY, AUG. 23
10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
DEPARTMENT MEETINGS (With participating schools/depts.) Details and location will be emailed to your Northwest email account.
4 - 4:45 P.M.
WELCOME, CONVOCATION, AND WALK TO THE TOWER Bearcat Arena | Join other incoming students to celebrate the beginning of the semester.
4:45 - 8 P.M.
NEW STUDENT CELEBRATION
Bell Tower (DJ karaoke; inflatables; ice cream).
6 - 8 P.M.
SAC COLOR GAMES Practice fields
9 P.M. PLAY SLAM
Studio Theatre | Come see your fellow Bearcats perform a show they created in 24 hours!
9:30 P.M.
LATE NIGHT MOVIE IN THE STADIUM: GHOSTBUSTERS-FROZEN EMPIRE
Bearcat Stadium
Wear your Bearcat gear today to Convocation and the New Student Celebration... It’s tradition!
SATURDAY, AUG. 24
11 A.M. - 1 P.M.
SAC FOOD TRUCK FRENZY
Memorial Bell Tower
2 P.M. HELPING BEARCATS SUCCEED
Union Ballroom
9:30 P.M.
BEARCAT BACK-TO-SCHOOL BINGO
Union Ballroom
BEARCAT TIP
If you need to speak to someone about your Northwest bill or setting up a payment plan, visit the Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance or the Office of Student Account Services in the Administration Building to see if additional options are available.
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SUNDAY, AUG. 25
10 - 11 A.M.
INTERDENOMINATIONAL WORSHIP SERVICE Union Boardroom
3 - 5 P.M.
MEET THE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES
Memorial Bell Tower | Get to know members at a come-and-go event.
5:30 – 6:30 P.M.
TIE DYE Bell Tower | Sponsored by Residential Hall Association (RHA).
6 - 8 P.M.
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OPEN HOUSES
Religious houses (on Fourth Street)
• The Lighthouse
• Christian Campus House
• Lutheran Campus Center
• Newman Catholic Center
• Wesley Student Center
8:30 PM (APPROX.)
FIREWORKS
Donaldson Park (west of campus) | Join us for a Northwest tradition and start the semester with a bang! Sponsored by Student Activities Council (SAC).
If you haven’t had time to get your textbooks, make sure you go to The Station before 5 p.m. today to pick them up so you’re all set for classes to begin tomorrow!
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
6 P.M. | ATTEND YOUR FIRST NORTHWEST FOOTBALL GAME VS Minnesota State - Mankato @ Bearcat Stadium
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
5 - 7 P.M. | TRANSFER STUDENT SOCIAL Student Rec Center
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
CAN I KISS YOU? Bearcat Arena
OCT. 21-25
NATIONAL TRANSFER STUDENT WEEK
Save the date and watch your email for more details to celebrate transfer students at Northwest!
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
5 - 7 P.M. | TRANSFER STUDENT SOCIAL Student Success Center- 2nd floor Owens Library
TUESDAY, DEC. 3
11 A.M. - 1 P.M. | TRANSFER PIZZA PALOOZA Student Success Center- 2nd floor Owens Library. Stop by for pizza and a gift to celebrate the end of the semester!
Wednesday, Sept. 11 | 10 A.M. - 2 P.M.
We know you are excited to get involved on campus, which is why we have the Organization Fair. Many student organizations will be there, but you can get an idea of what’s available by looking online ahead of time. College is a time to spread your wings, so don’t be afraid to explore your options and interests. For a list of campus organizations, go to nwmissouri.edu/getinvolved.
For Advantage updates, such as rain locations, follow us on Instagram @northwestorientation
Ed Phillips Rodeo Arena West of campus, off of 250th St.
CAMPUS BUILDINGS & LANDMARKS
1. Administration Building
2. Centennial Garden 3. Colden Pond 4. College Park
5. Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion
6. J.W. Jones Student Union
7. Jon T. Rickman Electronic Campus Support Center
8. Joyce and Harvey White International Plaza 9. Mabel Cook Recruitment and Visitors Center 10. Memorial Bell Tower 11. Michael L. Faust Center for Alumni and Friends
12. The Station
13. Thomas Gaunt House (president’s residence) ACADEMIC
BUILDINGS
18. Everett W. Brown Education Hall - Horace Mann Laboratory School/Phyllis and Richard Leet Center for Children and Families 19. Fire Arts Building 20. Garrett-Strong Science Building
Tower Suites
ATHLETIC & RECREATION FACILITIES
Bearcat Baseball Field
Bearcat Pitch (Soccer Field)
Bearcat Stadium - Mel Tjeerdsma Field/ Herschel Neil Track
Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse
Basketball Courts
